The Opening of the Academy Awards: 1979 Oscars

Host Johnny Carson opens the 51st Academy Awards in 1979, featuring an introduction by Academy President Howard W. Koch. Featuring red carpet arrivals with Kim Novak, Bruce Dern, Yul Brynner, Mia Farrow, Marsha Mason, Neil Simon, Telly Savalas, Bernadette Peters, Steve Martin, Gary Busey, Dyan Cannon, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, James Coburn, Raquel Welch, Jon Voight, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Maureen Stapleton, Meryl Streep, Audrey Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Jane Fonda and more.